SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic(AP)—A baseball prospect for the San Francisco Giants is the main suspect in the killing of a 25-year-old man in the Dominican Republic, police said Sunday.

Angel Villalona turned himself in 12 hours after the man was shot at a bar in the southern coastal city of La Romana, Col. Adrian Urbaez told The Associated Press.

“The Giants were disappointed to learn that there was an incident in the Dominican Republic last night in which an individual was killed and one of our minor league prospects, Angel Villalona, may have been involved. We will monitor the situation closely and trust that the judicial process in the Dominican Republic will resolve the matter promptly and fairly,” the team said in a statement released Sunday.

Villalona was signed by the San Francisco Giants in 2006 and received a club-record $2.1 million signing bonus. He played in 74 games with a Giants minor-league team this season, batting .267 with nine home runs and 42 RBIs.

So what does this leave for the Giants' farm system? No pressure, Madison Bumgarner and Buster Posey (I swear, I can't even type those names without laughing. I mean, I'm sure they're great people and decent prospects and all, but come on, now).

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Seems like a low blow to make fun of the Giants over this. Still, the baseball repercussions of this would certainly hurt the Giants organization, which is nice for us. Assuming the allegations are true and all.

Oh well Steve, Urbina has stories of not being a nice person to fans, teammates and press, which contributed to the situation he's living. Not even all his money (which unfortunately buys lots of innocence on the current judicial system) could save him.

In the other hand, i guess he inspired Robert Rodriguez new film: "Machete". Tagline: Yesterday He Was A Decent Man Living A Decent Life. Now He Is A Brutal Savage Who Must Slaughter To Stay Alive.

I read this news very early this morning and it said something very interesting. Villalona is compared to the Big Cat Galarraga, who hit 399 HRs, so it's Giants loss, Villalona's loss and the rest of the NL West win.

To be sincere, i want this guy to be innocent, it's such a waste of a very potential bright future.